Black Oak Wind Farm
Stearns County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 58692 · Operator: Black Oak Wind, LLC
Nameplate78MWSummer 78 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation309GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor45%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2016
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), wind units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 25 | 43.1% | — |
| 2017 | 307.6 | 45.0% | — |
| 2018 | 282 | 41.3% | — |
| 2019 | 287.5 | 42.1% | — |
| 2020 | 299.1 | 43.7% | — |
| 2021 | 288.8 | 42.3% | — |
| 2022 | 333.1 | 48.7% | — |
| 2023 | 272.7 | 39.9% | — |
| 2024 | 301.8 | 44.0% | — |
| 2025 | 304.6 | 44.6% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 78 | 78 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | vestas V110-2.0 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Black Oak Wind, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Invenergy Services LLC | 100.0% | 78 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Melrose 2 | 1 MW | 16.5 km |
| Novel Brooten Solar CSG | 1 MW | 18.3 km |
| Bellflower Solar, LLC | 1 MW | 19.3 km |
| New Munich Solar | 1 MW | 20 km |